MK5 Buying help
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Hi, I am new to the ford scene and was wondering if someone could give me some tips. I have found a 3dr MK5 escort very cheap, with the 1.3 lt engine. I have some questions:
(1)First how hard is it to find parts?
(2)What engines I could easily(as bolt on as it can get) fit in a Mk5 Escort?
(3)Also, where can I get the handle and seal for the sunroof(as the car doesn't have one)?
(4)Lastly, the gear lever felt very loose, it centered ok and the gears went in ok, should I worry about it?
(1)First how hard is it to find parts?
(2)What engines I could easily(as bolt on as it can get) fit in a Mk5 Escort?
(3)Also, where can I get the handle and seal for the sunroof(as the car doesn't have one)?
(4)Lastly, the gear lever felt very loose, it centered ok and the gears went in ok, should I worry about it?
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Thanks so much for help, I didn't know were else to go this is a photo of the car. The interior is crap really, has those ugly aftermarket covers and a skull gearknob, th chrome strips are missing from both bumpers too, other than that it seems perfectly fine.
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Here in Malta I have found a couple of Zetec engines for sale, complete with all the bits, like ecu, shafts, brakes, power steering and all that. I have helped a friend a couple of months ago fit a zetec(1.6) in his mk3 fiesta so I assume that it is a similar affair. the cost of the above quoted engine is about 800-900 GBP, meaning you get half a car, including the dash and part of the wiring loom. For now the 1.3 will be more than enough, all I need afterall is a daily runner and cool car, and this fits the bill perfectly.
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